PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Pace University will have five of its teams in action this weekend, highlighted by Senior Day festivities for the Pace baseball and softball teams.

The softball team will play six times over a three-day span, sandwiched around their Senior Day on Saturday afternoon. The baseball squad will play a three-game home series, with their Senior Day set for Sunday afternoon. Women's lacrosse will also be home on Saturday, while men's lacrosse hits the road for the final time this regular season. In addition to the spring squads, Pace's football team will also be in action in their spring game on Friday night at Pace Stadium.

Pace Football's Spring Game | Friday, 6 p.m. | Pace Stadium
The Setters will wrap up their spring schedule with their final scrimmage of the year on Friday night under the lights of Pace Stadium. Pace will look to cap off the school year on a high note, heading into the 2018 season this fall!

Pace Softball vs. Dominican College (DH) |Friday, 2:30 | Live Video | Live Stats
Pace Softball vs. Queens College (DH) | Saturday, Noon | Live Video | Live Stats (Senior Day)
Pace Softball at East Stroudsburg University | Sunday, Noon | Live Video | Live Stats
The Setters (16-18, 10-4 NE10 SW) will be extremely busy this weekend with three non-conference doubleheaders in as many days. With Saturday marking their final home weekend game of the season, Pace will celebrate its Senior Day versus Queens. The Setters will honor their five seniors—Tara Bernstein (Glen Oaks, NY/Bayside High School), Jordan Chillinsky (Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad High School), Jaclyn Flores (Escondido, CA/San Pasqual High School), Larissa Labs (Carlsbad, CA/San Marcos High School), and Ashley Lew (New City, NY/Clarkstown High School North) prior to first pitch.

Speaking of Labs, she has been red-hot at the plate for Pace this season. The centerfielder currently ranks fifth in the NE10 with a .389 batting average. She also leads the conference in triples (6) and ranks second in total hits (42). In addition, she is Pace's top batter in on-base percentage (.427) and runs scored (19). Freshman Niyah Brown (Chino, CA/Chino Hills) has also impressed at the plate this season, leading the Setters in RBIs (20) while sitting just behind Labs in hitting (.359).

On the other side of the ball, sophomore Emma Bernet (Baldwinsville, NY/Charles W Baker) has been dominant in the circle for the Blue and Gold. Bernet ranks second in the NE10 in ERA at 1.34 in 99.1 innings pitched.

Pace is coming off a doubleheader sweep of Southern Connecticut State University on Wednesday afternoon, improving them to 10-4 against the NE10's Southwest Division.

Pace Baseball vs. the College of Saint Rose (DH) | Saturday, Noon | Live Stats | Video
Pace Baseball vs. the College of Saint Rose | Sunday, 1 p.m. | Live Stats | Video (Senior Day)
The Setters will cap off a three-game series against the College of Saint Rose with their Senior Day on Sunday afternoon. Pace will honor its seven seniors—Ryan Aquino (Mamaroneck, NY/Rye Neck), Kyle Cashman (Hicksville, NY/Hicksville), Ryan Crowley (Cornwall on Hudson, NY/Iona Prep/Monmouth), Michael Gulino (Meriden, CT/Maloney), Matthew Kurdewan (Neptune, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), Paul Piccolino (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell), and Kevin Wiltse (East Setauket, NY/Ward Mellville/University of Hartford) prior to the noon start.

The Setters are coming off a 6-4 loss at No. 16 New Haven on Wednesday, shifting their Divisional record to 6-4 this season. Pace has been led by the arm of senior Dan Wirchansky (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland/RCC), who holds a 5-1 record while ranking second in the NE10 in ERA (0.71). He has allowed just four earned runs across 51 innings, while striking out a remarkable 63 batters.

Offensively, the Blue and Gold's top of the lineup has guided the way. Piccolino leads the Setters in both hitting (.344) and slugging (.500) while Gulino has launched a team-high three home runs and drove in a team-high 25 runs. Michael Salmonese (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) and Ryan Crowley (Cornwall on Hudson, NY/Iona Prep/Monmouth) have also been extremely productive for the Blue and Gold, each hitting over .300 this season.

*No. 14 Pace Women's Lacrosse vs. Southern New Hampshire University | 1 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
The 14^th-ranked Setters will look to continue their unbeaten season at home (7-0) on Saturday against the Penmen. Pace sits at 10-4 overall this season, and 7-3 against the Northeast-10 Conference.

The Blue and Gold are coming off a 13-5 triumph over No. 25 Assumption on Tuesday night. Senior Casey Gelderman (Farmingville, NY/Sachem High School East), who now sits just three goals shy of 200 for her career, knocked in five tallies for the third-straight game. She also chipped in two assists for seven total points. Junior Courtney Pabst (East Patchogue, NY/Bellport) dished out a team-high four assists, upping her total to 24 this season—a mark that sits fifth in the NE10. Seniors Abby Haimson (Montville, NJ/Montville) and Stephanie Chadnick (Brewster, NY/Brewster) combined for five goals in the win.  

Senior Jillian Oross (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) made nine saves in net on Tuesday, her highest single-game total since March 23. The senior faced 25 shots during a full 60 minutes of action, picking up her 10th win of the season. Also on the defensive side of the ball, Najmah James (Danbury, CT/Danbury) forced a game-high five turnovers. James ranks fifth in the NE10 this season with 30 caused turnovers.
* Saturday's contest also marks the Setters' "Pace Goes Pink" day at Pace Stadium. Members of Pace's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be on hand to sell t-shirts, promote awareness and collect additional donations for the Breast Institute at Northern Westchester Hospital.

No. 17 Men's Lacrosse at Bentley University | Saturday, 1 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
The Setters, who sit at 6-5 overall (5-4 NE10) this season, will be on the road for the final time this regular season on Saturday in Waltham. Pace returned to the win column on Tuesday night with an 11-5 triumph at Franklin Pierce.

Senior Robert Beshlian (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh), who was recently named to the USILA's Player of the Year Watchlist, registered 14 more saves against the Ravens. He was especially impressive in the second half, putting together eight stops over the final 30 minutes. Beshlian has made the third-most saves in the NE10 this season (136), while ranking second in the conference in save percentage (58.9).

Offensively versus Franklin Pierce, junior Bradley Paterson (Caldwell, NJ/Depaul Catholic) guided the way with four points off three goals and an assist. Paterson currently leads the Setters in both goals (26) and points (62) this season. As a team, Pace continues to pilot the NE10 in caused turnovers with 121 on the year.

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